MiB: Brian Hurst, ClearAlpha

MiB: Brian Hurst, ClearAlpha

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   This week, we speak with Brian Hurst, the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of ClearAlpha. Prior to founding ClearAlpha, Brian spent 21 years at AQR Capital Management as a portfolio manager, researcher, head of trading, and the firm’s first non-founding Partner. He was also Cliff Asness’ first hire at GSAM. Hurst was instrumental in designing and implementing AQR’s trading platform. As a senior portfolio manager, he was in charge of over $15 billion in hedge fund assets. He brought […]

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The Incoming FCC Chief Is No 'Warrior for Free Speech'

The Incoming FCC Chief Is No ‘Warrior for Free Speech’

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President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office next week, and his second-term agenda is taking shape as he fills out his administration. One of the first hires announced after the November election was the elevation of Brendan Carr, who sits on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to be the agency’s new head. Trump dubbed Carr “a warrior for free speech,” and in response, Carr pledged to “dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday […]

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EFF Statement on Meta’s Announcement of Revisions to Its Content Moderation Processes

EFF Statement on Meta’s Announcement of Revisions to Its Content Moderation Processes

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In general, EFF supports moves that bring more freedom of expression and transparency to platforms—regardless of their political motivation. We’re encouraged by Meta’s recognition that automated flagging and responses to flagged content have caused all sorts of mistakes in moderation. Just this week, it was reported that some of those “mistakes” were heavily censoring LGBTQ+ content. We sincerely hope that the lightened restrictions announced by Meta will apply uniformly, and not just to hot-button U.S. political topics.  Censorship, […]

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